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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 3673 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 30% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-990X - 161 vs 124 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $178.02 vs $240.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-11900KF - $1.44 vs $1.49 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.49/FPS
96.64429530201342%
Price, $
$240
74%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
124
77.01863354037268%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
24.384980578334055%
Multi-Core
2626
25.935802469135805%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i7-990X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
131 FPS
$9.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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133 FPS
$24.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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106 FPS
$17.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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106 FPS
$11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
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136 FPS
$23.53/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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133 FPS
$16.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,225
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124 FPS
$28.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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112 FPS
$15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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124 FPS
$26.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,239.99
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